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internal class DoublyLinkedListNode<Element>: CustomStringConvertible {
  /**
   :name:	next
   :description:	Points to the successor element in the DoublyLinkedList.
   - returns:	DoublyLinkedListNode<Element>?
   */
  internal var next: DoublyLinkedListNode<Element>?
  
  /**
   :name:	previous
   :description:	points to the predacessor element in the DoublyLinkedList.
   - returns:	DoublyLinkedListNode<Element>?
   */
  internal var previous: DoublyLinkedListNode<Element>?
  
  /**
   :name:	data
   :description:	Satellite data.
   - returns:	Element?
   */
  internal var element: Element?
  
  /**
   :name:	description
   :description:	Conforms to the Printable Protocol.
   - returns:	String
   */
  internal var description: String {
    return "\(String(describing: element))"
  }
  
  /**
   :name:	init
   :description:	Constructor.
   */
  internal init(next: DoublyLinkedListNode<Element>?, previous: DoublyLinkedListNode<Element>?, element: Element?) {
    self.next = next
    self.previous = previous
    self.element = element
  }
}
